as we reported earlier, a report in the charlotte observer says that the romney campaign is moving staff out of north carolina, confident of a win in this state, which the president carried four years ago. and that confidence is also apparent in mitt romney's language, as he visits other swing states like florida. >> have you been watching the obama campaign lately? it's absolutely remarkable. they have no agenda for the future. no agenda for america. no agenda for a second term. >> joining us now from washington, rnc surrogate and former spokesperson for the george w. bush administration, mercedes slep. thank you for joining us. >> hi richard, thank you. >> what are your thoughts here, these reports of the romney campaign moving resources, moving some of their staff out of north carolina and into ohio. >> well, what we're seeing with governor romney is that his message has resonated with the people of north carolina. we've also seen widening polls in north carolina, where romney's ahead. with that being said, the victory centers remain open, and the ground game is very strong at this po